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The revelation by a scientific monitoring institute in the United States that Pakistan is building a powerful new nuclear reactor has left many in Washington and Delhi wondering. Could it be that the report by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (Isis) was released at a time when it may derail the US-India nuclear agreement? The landmark deal allowing the US to sell civilian nuclear technology to India - for the first time in three decades - is expected to be ratified by the US Congress later this week. Nervous supporters of the deal see the report, which says that Pakistan is capable of using the reactor to produce enou…

Young Lanka caught between delusion & a deity RADHIKA RAMASESHAN Kandy, July 25: In a seminar hall at the prestigious Peradeniya University in this former capital of Sri Lanka, students, teachers and Buddhist clerics assemble to answer queries from visiting Indian journalists. Most of them expectedly relate to the over two-decade Sinhala-Tamil conflict and, with no resolution in sight, what this means to a generation that has grown up after the 1983 ethnic riots. Tania Ekanayake was born that year. The trouser and shirt she wore, instead of the regimented, mostly black coloured full-length skirts slit a wee bit on the back, marked her out as a member of…

INDICTMENT AGAINST SRI LANKA Genocide '83 'A tourist told yesterday how she watched in horror as a Sinhala mob deliberately burned alive a bus load of Tamils... A mini bus full of Tamils were forced to stop in front of us in Colombo' she said. A Sinhalese mob poured petrol over the bus and set it on fire. They blocked the car door and prevented the Tamils from leaving the vehicle. 'Hundreds of spectators watched as about 20 Tamils were burned to death'." On 24 July 1983, and in the succeeding weeks, around two thousand Tamils were killed - some were burnt alive - over a hundred thousand were rendered homeless Sinhala mob dancing around a Tamil youth, stri…

India's burgeoning blogging community is up in arms against a government directive that they say has led to the blocking of their web logs. The country's 153 internet service providers (ISP) have blocked 17 websites since last week on federal government orders. Some of these sites belong to Google's Blogspot, a leading international web log hosting service. Indian bloggers say that the decision is an attack on freedom of speech. source- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asi...sia/5194172.stm

Sri Lankan Government will not disarm Karuna Munza Mushtaq in Colombo, July 13, 2006, 7.41 p.m.. The Sri Lankan Government has categorically declared that it will not attempt to disarm LTTE renegade leader Karuna and his cadres, because it does not want to get entangled in another war, the newly launched 'Sunday Standard' said in its lead report. "Defence Spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella made the declaration amidst continuous LTTE pressure demanding the Government to disarm Karuna cadres, if they are to resume peace negotiations, the report said. If the LTTE expects us to hunt down the Karuna faction, that's not possible at this stage simply becaus…

137 dead, 230 wounded as series of blasts rock Mumbai trains Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) At least 137 people were killed and 230 injured in a string of seven terror blasts thar tore through first class compartmenets of suburban trains around 6PM during the peak hour traffic here today. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00020...00607112201.htm

Sri Lanka offers cash, devolution to end ethnic bloodshed COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has offered 1.25 billion dollars to rebuild embattled regions and asked his advisors to come up with a power-sharing plan to end decades of ethnic bloodshed. மேலும் வாசிக்க,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HERE

It's a good article.Please read Why wary India is seeking a role in Sri Lanka By Ameen Izzadeen 11 July 2006 SOUTH Block in New Delhi must be busy drafting and redrafting India’s policy towards its neighbours. Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran was in Sri Lanka last week, telling government and opposition leaders about what India thought they should do, while special envoy Sitaram Yechuri, a Communist Party leader, was in Nepal on a similar mission. The two missions had clear messages to the leaders of the two countries. In Nepal, Yechuri, whose party has differences with the Congress Party over privatisation reforms, was in congruence wi…

United Sri Lanka," cannot be accepted as a pre-negotiation parameter - Rudrakumaran During peace negotiations in South Sudan, Northern Ireland, Montenegro and Bougainville, the international community did not set "united country" as a pre-negotiation parameter for the expected outcome of a negotiated solution. The international community's stand that solution to the Tamil national question should be found within a united Sri Lanka, runs contrary to the current international practice, and to the law of self-determination, argued Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, legal advisor to the Liberation Tigers, in a paper presented at a conference held in Zurich in April. The…

Narayanasamy urges Centre to ban parties supporting LTTE மேலும் வாசிக்க ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, http://www.yarl.com/forum4/viewtopic.php?p=61#61

Lanka ceasefire falters in Tamil city -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, July 8, 2006 (Colombo): Four years after a cease-fire raised hopes for peace between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, Sri Lanka is teetering on the brink of a civil war. Sri Lanka's violence is perhaps felt nowhere as acutely as it is around Batticaloa, a largely Tamil city under government control just miles from rebel territory. More than half of the nearly 700 people killed in Sri Lanka since April have been civilians, according to international truce monitors. Almost every night at the front line…

Report: Sri Lanka's foreign minister to visit China to discuss arms purchase(updated 02:00 p.m.) 2006/7/8 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka's foreign minister will visit China next week to discuss a possible weapons purchase as the country slides toward a full-scale war with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, a news report said Saturday. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will leave for Beijing on Wednesday to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing, The Island newspaper said. China has in the past been a major weapons supplier to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was not immediately available for comm…

Immigrant told to raise English son in Sri Lanka By Stewart Payne A Sri Lankan who entered Britain illegally at the age of 15 has been told that he is likely to be deported and will have to take his English wife and baby son with him - or otherwise run the risk of not being allowed back to see them. Mohammed Samad fled violence in his home country seven years ago. He has since married, has a 17-month-old son, plays cricket for his local team and works as a groundsman for an independent boarding school. Now, at the age of 22, he has been told by the Home Office that he will probably be deported - with no guarantee that he would be able to return to see …

Plight of Sri Lanka's desperate refugees By Dumeetha Luthra BBC News, Mannar I first met Maduraweeran Kantharajah in a navy camp with his family. They had been caught the night before trying to escape from northern Sri Lanka across the 30km (18-mile) stretch of water from Mannar to southern India. He had sold everything he owned for the desperate journey away from the island's growing conflict. Hundreds of Tamil civilians have now made that crossing into the state of Tamil Nadu. Many more want to do likewise and flee violence in the east of the country. Meagre belongings Maduraweeran paid $650 (£353) to smugglers in Mannar.…

KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka—In a villa surrounded by tall jak fruit trees and a squad of cadres toting T-56 assault rifles, S.P. Thamilselvan, the political leader of the Tamil Tiger guerrillas, sits pondering the political missteps of Stephen Harper's rookie government. "We know the complexity of the political problems any party would normally come across during a period of transition or a change from one party to another," he says. Thamilselvan says he's been searching for a plausible reason Harper's government ignored Canada's 200,000-strong Tamil community and placed their "freedom-fighting organization" alongside Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah on a list of crim…

Conflict: India, U.S, China and Iran; or why the Sri Lanka crisis has to be resolved soon By: GeeKay Source: Northeastern Monthly - July 2006 The focal point of contemporary international politics is the Persian Gulf. Globalisation’s future lies in securing the Indian Ocean, for which a contest is on between the United States of America and its allies on the one hand, and the People’s Republic of China and its friends, on the other. An important part of this contest is the steps taken by the US to contain Iran. Therefore, the reason for the US intensifying its aggression towards Iran is not due to any political tangle between the two countries, but because the la…

கனடாப் பாராளுமன்றத்தில் இலங்கைப்பிரச்சனை பற்றிய கருத்துக்கள் Hon. Albina Guarnieri (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, recent attacks on civilians by the Sri Lankan armed forces have reached a level of atrocity. In Mannar, navy troops lobbed hand grenades into a Catholic church where hundreds of refugees were huddled. Last week the Sri Lankan army raided a Tamil home, leaving the family hacked to death, with their seven and nine year old children hanged and disembowelled in a manner aimed to terrorize the local population. When will the government protest the latest wave of military atrocities in Sri Lanka? Mr. Deepak Obhrai (Parliamentary…

Tamils have already dug graves for thousands of Tiger `martyrs' as nation edges closer to the brink Fighting appears inevitable as even old women head to the jungle for training, Andrew Mills writes Jul. 3, 2006. 01:00 AM ANDREW MILLS SPECIAL TO THE STAR KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka—The sandy field on the outskirts of town sits empty, already prepared to receive thousands of bodies of dead Tamil Tiger cadres, casualties-to-come in the all-out civil war many believe will break out here at any time. "Things haven't worked for four years, so what's the point in keeping the fragile peace and the ceasefire agreement," says M. Thiyagarajah, 34, a caretaker…

Jul. 4, 2006. 05:17 AM ANDREW MILLS SPECIAL TO THE STAR KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka—In a villa surrounded by tall jak fruit trees and a squad of cadres toting T-56 assault rifles, S.P. Thamilselvan, the political leader of the Tamil Tiger guerrillas, sits pondering the political missteps of Stephen Harper's rookie government. "We know the complexity of the political problems any party would normally come across during a period of transition or a change from one party to another," he says. Thamilselvan says he's been searching for a plausible reason Harper's government ignored Canada's 200,000-strong Tamil community and placed their "freedom-fighting org…

The murdered journalist was still active in his chosen profession at the time of the killing. But The Hindu has tried to soften & play down the murder of a journalist & the crime against free speech by titling him as an "ex-reporter". http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00320...00607021420.htm

LTTE activists threaten to kill Indian leaders Bala's phone numbers changed in London: Dushy Ranetunge in London UNITED KINGDOM: The Balasingham interview has brought the LTTE lunatic fringe out of the woodwork. One has threatened to eliminate the Indian Prime Minister. His posting in a well-known web newspaper reads as follows: "We Tamil LTTE don't care who it is in India that we kill. If we can kill Mahatma Gandhi, LTTE Tamils will kill him. I don't know why Bala apologised to India. India is a poverty stricken hell hole. LTTE Eelam is better. Manmohan is next on Prabhakaran's list." Rasam is expressing the LTTE hardcore view, whic…

A Long Shot At Peace In Sri Lanka Source: Tehelka - June 30, 2006 An old intelligence hand, National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is said to know Sri Lanka like the back of his hand. PC Vinoj Kumar on how the LTTE’s longtime critic might impact policy The National Security Adviser (NSA) MK Narayanan is set to play a more visible role in the Indian government’s initiative in Sri Lanka. As the Centre’s emissary, he will be holding discussions with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on the recent developments in the island nation, which appears to be sliding into war. For Narayanan, this will be a test of his diplomatic skills. The Intell…

With all these; there is also another player which seems more dangerous than the others. That is the RAW-backed former militant group ENDLF, which is to here to create problems. Two incidents reported relate to their 'power' in Mutur. In one incident close to a SLA camp, the army captain of the camp approached them not to do anything in the presence of military. In reply they have said 'we will do whatever we want to do, nobody can question us, even, we can transfer you within 24 hours.' In another incident , some cadres have crossed the premises of a Muslim family where a lady was taking bath. The husband has said, "Don't behave like this." They replied in the sam…

RAW aiding paramilitary recruitment in India - report [TamilNet, June 25, 2006 01:15 GMT] Sri Lanka’s Army-backed Tamil paramilitaries are seeking recruits amongst Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu, offering hefty salaries, an Indian news agency reported this week. The Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front (ENDLF), an India-based paramilitary group now operating in an anti-LTTE grouping under the Karuna Group, is seeking recruits from refugee camps and orphanages in southern India, an Indian website reported, citing local press reports. The recruitment is being conducted with the knowledge of India’s external intelligence agency, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), …

Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils fill rebel Tiger coffers By Peter Apps Fri Jun 23, 8:39 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - It's thanks to Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils -- people like engineer S. Vijayadeva or accountant Kana Naheerathan -- that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) can afford to keep up its insurgency. ADVERTISEMENT For two decades, the Tamil Tigers have fought for an ethnic Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka's north and east. They say they are the only legitimate representatives of the Tamil people, but several countries, including Britain, see them as terrorists. "Tamils have no power in the political system," 69-year-old Vijayadeva…